Appendix table 2. Nonfarm business sector: Revised labor productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and prices, seasonally adjusted
Appendix table 2.
Nonfarm business sector: Revised labor productivity, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and
prices, seasonally adjusted.
Real
Hourly hourly Unit Implicit
Year Labor compen- compen- Unit nonlabor price
and produc- Hours sation sation labor payments deflator
quarter tivity Output worked (1) (2) costs (3) (4)
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Percent change from previous quarter at annual rate(5)
2017 ANNUAL 1.2 r 2.8 r 1.5 3.5 1.3 2.2 r 0.9 r 1.7 r
2017 IV 1.3 r 4.7 r 3.3 5.5 r 2.3 r 4.1 r 0.4 r 2.5 r
III 2.5 r 3.8 r 1.3 5.2 r 3.0 r 2.7 r 1.2 r 2.0 r
II -0.1 r 2.1 r 2.2 2.4 r 2.0 r 2.5 r -1.0 r 1.0 r
I 1.0 r 2.4 r 1.3 3.9 r 1.0 r 2.9 r -0.3 r 1.5 r
2016 ANNUAL 0.3 1.8 r 1.5 1.1 -0.2 0.7 r 1.3 r 1.0
2016 IV 2.5 r 3.4 r 0.9 4.3 1.7 1.7 r 1.9 r 1.8 r
III 1.2 r 2.4 1.2 1.7 r -0.2 r 0.5 r 2.5 r 1.4 r
II -0.1 r 1.1 r 1.2 1.1 r -1.7 r 1.3 r 5.8 r 3.2 r
I 0.9 r 2.5 r 1.6 0.1 r 0.2 r -0.9 0.4 r -0.3 r
2015 ANNUAL 1.6 r 3.7 r 2.1 3.1 3.0 r 1.6 r -0.4 0.7 r
2015 IV -2.2 r 0.4 r 2.6 -0.2 -0.3 r 2.0 r -3.2 r -0.3
III 1.1 r 1.4 r 0.3 1.6 r 0.1 r 0.5 1.6 r 1.0 r
II 1.5 r 3.4 r 1.9 3.3 r 0.5 r 1.7 r 2.4 r 2.0 r
I 3.7 r 4.6 r 0.8 5.3 8.0 r 1.6 r -3.4 r -0.6 r
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Percent change from corresponding quarter of previous year
2017 ANNUAL 1.2 r 2.8 r 1.5 3.5 1.3 2.2 r 0.9 r 1.7 r
2017 IV 1.2 r 3.2 r 2.0 4.3 r 2.1 r 3.0 r 0.1 r 1.8
III 1.5 r 2.9 r 1.4 4.0 r 1.9 r 2.4 r 0.4 r 1.6 r
II 1.2 2.6 1.4 3.1 r 1.1 r 1.9 r 0.8 r 1.4
I 1.2 2.3 r 1.2 2.8 r 0.2 r 1.6 r 2.4 r 1.9
2016 ANNUAL 0.3 1.8 r 1.5 1.1 -0.2 0.7 r 1.3 r 1.0
2016 IV 1.1 2.4 1.2 1.8 r 0.0 0.6 r 2.6 r 1.5 r
III 0.0 r 1.6 1.6 0.7 -0.5 r 0.7 r 1.3 r 1.0 r
II -0.1 r 1.4 r 1.4 0.7 r -0.4 r 0.7 r 1.1 r 0.9
I 0.3 r 1.9 r 1.6 1.2 r 0.1 r 0.8 r 0.3 r 0.6
2015 ANNUAL 1.6 r 3.7 r 2.1 3.1 3.0 r 1.6 r -0.4 0.7 r
2015 IV 1.0 r 2.4 r 1.4 2.5 r 2.0 r 1.5 r -0.7 r 0.5 r
III 1.1 r 3.0 r 1.9 3.6 r 3.4 r 2.5 r -1.8 r 0.6 r
II 1.8 r 4.3 r 2.5 3.9 3.8 2.1 r -0.8 r 0.8 r
I 2.4 r 5.2 r 2.7 2.6 2.7 r 0.2 r 1.7 0.8 r
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Indexes 2012=100
2017 ANNUAL 104.6 r 114.4 r 109.4 r 112.4 r 105.1 r 107.5 r 105.9 r 106.8 r
2017 IV 105.2 r 116.1 r 110.4 r 114.4 r 106.0 r 108.8 r 106.1 r 107.6 r
III 104.8 r 114.8 r 109.5 r 112.9 r 105.4 r 107.7 r 106.0 r 107.0 r
II 104.2 r 113.7 r 109.2 r 111.4 r 104.7 r 107.0 r 105.7 r 106.4 r
I 104.2 r 113.1 r 108.6 r 110.8 r 104.1 r 106.3 r 105.9 r 106.2 r
2016 ANNUAL 103.3 r 111.3 r 107.8 r 108.6 r 103.7 r 105.1 r 105.0 r 105.0 r
2016 IV 103.9 r 112.5 r 108.2 r 109.7 r 103.9 r 105.6 r 106.0 r 105.8 r
III 103.3 r 111.5 r 108.0 r 108.6 r 103.4 r 105.1 r 105.5 r 105.3 r
II 103.0 r 110.8 r 107.6 r 108.1 r 103.5 r 105.0 r 104.9 r 104.9 r
I 103.0 r 110.5 r 107.3 r 107.8 r 103.9 r 104.7 r 103.4 r 104.1 r
2015 ANNUAL 103.0 r 109.4 r 106.2 r 107.4 r 103.9 r 104.3 r 103.6 r 104.0 r
2015 IV 102.8 r 109.9 r 106.9 r 107.8 r 103.9 r 104.9 r 103.3 r 104.2 r
III 103.3 r 109.8 r 106.2 r 107.9 r 104.0 r 104.4 r 104.2 r 104.3 r
II 103.1 r 109.4 r 106.1 r 107.4 r 103.9 r 104.2 r 103.7 r 104.0 r
I 102.7 r 108.5 r 105.6 r 106.6 r 103.8 r 103.8 r 103.1 r 103.5 r
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See footnotes following Table 6. August 14, 2020
r=revised Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Last Modified Date: August 14, 2020
United States Department of Labor
